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Identical

By Leah Hayes
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Identical is the story of two twin girls born in the not-so-distant future, where fertility treatments have begun to use new, AI 'technology.' Their mother, desperate to have a baby, has sought out this new technology to get pregnant. After they are born, she slowly begins... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Two identical twins-one genetically engineered and one not--take center stage in this sci-fi mashup of motherhood, identity, and artificial intelligence.

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Identical is the story of two twin girls born in the not-so-distant future, where fertility treatments have begun to use new, AI 'technology.' Their mother, desperate to have a baby, has sought out this new technology to get pregnant. After they are born, she slowly begins to suspect that one twin is human... while the other is not.

Narrated by one of the twins themselves, Identical takes the reader down an uncanny odyssey of self-discovery... one where you are never sure which 'self' you really are. Hayes uses her own experience as an identical twin to explore the realms of sameness and difference, separation and unity.

After many years of illustrating books about others (Not Funny Ha-Ha: A Handbook for Something Hard), Identical marks Hayes's first time turning the pen inward—bravely exploring the powerful bond that has defined her entire life. Hayes's engaging and aesthetically avant-garde contemporary storytelling, combining elements of science fiction and magic realism, makes for one of the most unique graphic novels of 2026.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798875001680

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 September 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 144 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 209.0mm

Height: 261.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Leah Hayes is an Emmy Award-winning animator, artist, illustrator, musician, and producer. Her previous graphic novel, Not Funny Ha-Ha (Fantagraphics, 2015) was a New York Times Bestseller. She splits her time between Los Angeles and Boston.

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